Head-rest for car-seats.



H. W. BOWMAN.

HEAD BEST FOR GAR SEATS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1909. RENEWED MAE. 2, 1910.

Patented Sept. 27, 1910.

311mm ton wane/30% III HENRY W. BOWMAN, 0F BARBOURVILLE, KENTUCKY.

FIGE.

HEAD-REST FOR CAR-SEATS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 27, 1910.

Application filed May 22, 1909, Serial No. 497,734. Renewed March 2,1910. Serial No. 546,960.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Henry IV. Iowan IN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Barbourville, in the county of Knox and State of Kentucky,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Head- Rests forCar-Seats; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesamc,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which forms a part ofthis "speci lica tion.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in devices forattachment to car seats to serve as head rests, and comprises variousdetails of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts whichwill be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in theappended clain'is.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l is'a perspective view showing the head rest applied to a carseat, and Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail perspective view of theinvention.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a bar of any suitable material and provided with transverselydisposed apertures B through which the arms C of the wire D pass, theends E of said wires being bent at an angle. Said wire is bent to formcoils G and is thence bent to form the frame for supporting the cloth orcushion K, serving as a head rest. A second wire N has a straightportion which is journalcd in said eyes and its ends bent to form hooksL.

In applying the device, the hooks L are passed up underneath the arm ofthe seat of the railway and the ends thereof engaging the inner edge ofthe arm, while the bar A rests upon the top of the arm and the angledends of the wire which pass through said bar, guiding the inner edge ofthe arm, as shown clearly in Fig. 1 of the drawings. In this position,the head receiving part of the cushion or cloth will extend down so thatits lower curved end will be positioned adjacent to the cushion of theseat and said head rest being resilient will yield slightly and form aconvenient and comfortable means for supporting the head of a person ina reclining position. IV hen the head rest is not in use, it may bequickly and easily removed and folded into a compact form.

What I claim to be new is 1. In combination with the arm of a seat, ahead rest comprising a bar adapted to rest upon the upper edge of thearm of the seat, a wire having arms passing through said bar and itsends angled for ngagement with the edge of the arm, a covering supportedby said wire and forming a rest for the head, and means for fasteningthe device to the arm of a seat.

2. In combination with the arm of a seat, a head rest comprising a baradapted to rest upon the upper edge of the arm of the seat, a wirehaving arms passing through said bar and its ends angled for engagementwith the edge of the arm, a covering supported by said wire and forminga rest for the head, and hooks pivotally connected to said wire andadapted to engage underneath the arm of a seat.

3. A head rest, comprising a bar having transverse apertures therein, awire bent to form a skeleton frame for a rest, a covering closing thespace intermediate the marginal edge of the skeleton frame, a wire bentto form hooks and pivotally connected to the arms of the wire passingthrough said bar and adapted to engage over the edge of the arm of aseat.

4. A head rest, comprising a bar having apertures therein, wires passingthrough said apertures and having angled ends, said wire bent to formeyes and thence to form a skeleton frame for a head rest, a wire havinga straight shank portion pivotally mounted in said eyes and covered andterminating in books designed to engage underneath the arm of a seat.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atlix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

HENRY l V. BOWMAN.

Vitnesses: H

V. M. BAKER,

\VM. Loon.

